Mr Lamont to [Bishop Kyle] Requesting again a place at Preshome for a boy he knows; Rev Chisholm, Fort Augustus confirms his opinion of the boy's suitability; his father has just died and his mother is destitute; asking if there is a place abroad for him as his mother cannot afford the fees at Blairs; Lamont and Chisholm will pay his expenses to Paris; asking for an occasional Sunday off; requesting a copy of the directory from Preshome when they arrive 17 Dec 1848